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Philippines: Could 'dome homes' be the future of reducing disaster risk?

Source(s): Christian Science Monitor
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The next time a big storm rolls over the Philippines, at least one city hopes to be prepared, reports Christian Science Monitor. The southern urban center of Dapitan — about 200 miles from Tacloban, where Typhoon Haiyan did its worst in 2013 — may soon be home to 200 new dome-shaped, disaster-resilient houses.

The project, if finalized in partnership with the local government, will use technology developed by a Texas company that specializes in homes able to withstand storms, fires, earthquakes, and other disasters. Monolithic, a Texas company whose concrete “dome homes” are billed on its website as cost-efficient, eco-friendly, durable, and easily maintained, may provide a solution.

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Hazards Cyclone
Themes Private sector Structural safety
Country and region Philippines United States of America
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